Engel v. Siroky et al

Filing 57

ORDER DISMISSING CASE for Want of Subject-matter Jurisdiction. All pending motions are denied as moot, and the Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 7/8/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Case No. 2:13-cv-672-JAD-PAL

Alan Engel,
Plaintiff

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v.

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Jan Siroky et al.,

Order Dismissing Case for Want of
Subject-matter Jurisdiction
Defendants

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Alan “Ari” Engel is a professional poker player who claims that the defendants defrauded

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him by making unauthorized use of his poker-tournament training facility, damaged his reputation

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and his school’s value, left him unable to sell the school, and conspired to cause the entry of an

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unauthorized money judgment against him in Las Vegas Justice Court.1 A sua sponte review of the

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basis for federal jurisdiction in this case suggested that jurisdiction is lacking, and the court ordered

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Engel to show cause by July 3, 2015, why this case should not be dismissed for want of subject-

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matter jurisdiction.2 Engel did not respond to the order to show cause, and the court now dismisses

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this case for the reasons expressed therein.

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Accordingly, because plaintiff did not demonstrate to this court by July 3, 2015, that the

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federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction over this case based on either a federal question or

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complete diversity of citizenship under the controlling legal principles, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED

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that this case is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. All pending

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motions are denied as moot, and the Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.

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DATED July 8, 2015

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Jennifer A. Dorsey
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Doc. 1, 54.

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Doc. 56; FRCP 12(h)(3).